FACT CHECK: Are Rod Rosenstein And John Podesta The Sons Of Nazi Leaders?
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Third Mueller scope memo shows Rosenstein confirmed investigative authority at special counsel’s request
The third memorandum detailing the widening scope of Robert Mueller’s investigation was declassified and made public on Wednesday, showing that, differently from the first two memos authored by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, this final memo granting investigative authority to the special counsel was signed onto by Rosenstein at Mueller’s request rather than written by Rosenstein directly.
Jeff Sessions told federal prosecutors they 'need to take away children' at border: Report
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions told several U.S. attorneys along the U.S.-Mexico border in 2018 they "need to take away children" as part of an immigration enforcement plan.
Newly disclosed DOJ email says Mueller 'withdrew from consideration' for FBI director before special counsel appointment
A newly disclosed email adds another wrinkle to the debate over whether Robert Mueller interviewed for the FBI director job after James Comey was fired before becoming special counsel, which President Trump claims he did but Mueller denied under oath.
Conflicting reports: Did Rod Rosenstein just resign? [UPDATE: No]
Update: Rosenstein has not been fired and has not resigned. A statement from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that President Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will meet on Thursday.
Statement on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: https://t.co/yBgAydv9oR— Kayleigh McEnany (@Kayleigh McEnany) 1537807697.0
Original article below.
On Monday morning, it was reported that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had resigned, effective immediately, according to several media outlets. However, NBC is now reporting that Rosenstein is instead refusing to step down.
NEW: @PeteWilliamsNBC reports that Rosenstein has said if Trump wants him gone, they'll have to fire him, and that… https://t.co/WkE9FmSkHF— Christina Wilkie (@Christina Wilkie) 1537800732.0
7. Axios, Bloomberg, and CNN are saying Rosenstein verbally resigned to John Kelly in anticipation of being fired.… https://t.co/SRErodRe5l— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@Yashar Ali 🐘) 1537801401.0
The initial report claiming Rosenstein had resigned appeared in Axios, which reported, “Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by President Trump, according to a source with direct knowledge."
A few days ago, reports surfaced — in what appeared to be an orchestrated media leak campaign — that Rosenstein had floated the idea of invoking the 25th Amendment and wearing a recording device while he was around President Trump. However, according to quotes attributed to Rosenstein, the departing deputy attorney general appeared to be sarcastic, not serious, about his intention to “wire the president.”
Andrew McCabe was suggesting that DOJ investigate the president, per @mattzap & @DevlinBarrett reporting. “What do… https://t.co/XCMUP9qMRI— Josh Dawsey (@Josh Dawsey) 1537557515.0
Nonetheless, Rosenstein as deputy attorney general has acted as a thorn in the side of the president's mandate for the entirety of his tenure.
Today's (timely) column: Rod Rosenstein's Resistance - https://t.co/0E5tlbDXn4— Andy McCarthy (@Andy McCarthy) 1537801538.0
Over the course of the past two years, Rosenstein has taken a lot of heat from the president’s supporters for his consistent enabling of the Robert Mueller special counsel probe into Russian interference, which has yet to find any evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
He also signed off on controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) applications to extend surveillance on Trump campaign aide Carter Page, who, without firm evidence, was accused of being a Russian spy. Later, it became apparent that the warrants against Page amounted to extreme overreach on the part of the federal government. Rosenstein defended his decision to sign off on the surveillance warrant by stating that he may not have read the whole application before signing off on it.
In an interview with Geraldo Rivera this morning, President Trump said he would investigate all of the facts before making a decision about Rosenstein's future.
If Rosenstein steps down, Solicitor General Noel Francisco would step in as interim deputy attorney general while the Trump administration searches for a replacement for Rosenstein.
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